E1057: One of the most common mistakes in SEO:

Targeting multiple keywords on your homepage.

A lot of marketers and even experienced SEOs believe the homepage has the most authority, so it should target everything. They stuff a primary keyword into the H1 and then scatter additional keywords into H2s and body copy.

It sounds logical.

It doesn't work.

And worse, it costs you money.

In this episode, I explain:
- How Google prioritizes relevance more than most SEOs realize
- How authority actually works (and why the homepage isn't your magic ranking page)
- Why stuffing keywords into your homepage weakens your SEO strategy
- How this mistake hurts conversions
- Why your homepage should be optimized for conversions, not rankings
- The right way to structure dedicated SEO pages
- How hub pages pass authority to service pages and blog posts
- How to actually target a single keyword on your homepage
- The risk you still run even if you do it correctly

Most people think in terms of backlinks and authority. They don't think enough about relevance and intent.

If you want to rank for multiple keywords, build dedicated pages. Put them one to two clicks from your homepage. Build links to hub pages when appropriate. Keep your homepage focused on converting the traffic you're already getting.

SEO is simpler than most people make it:

Relevance and authority.

That's it.

If you know someone making this mistake, send them this episode.

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00:00 Homepage SEO Mistake
00:40 How Google Ranks
01:50 Why Marketers Stuff Keywords
02:35 Relevance vs Backlinks
03:47 Conversion First Homepage
04:11 Build Keyword Pages
05:25 Single Keyword Homepage
06:13 Why It Still Fails
08:41 Final Thanks Goodbye

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